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Parents Regine Phillip and Shion Drakes, overwhelmed with emotions as they view the body of their deceased toddler Romelu, in the coffin, comforted by relatives at the closing of the funeral service.
Photo by Roger Jacob
Romelu Drakes would have turned three on Friday, and relatives plan to celebrate his life by releasing balloons, as a way of expressing their grief.
Romelu, who had a speech delay, drowned in a pool at his speech-therapy school in Couva school on March 16.
Before the tragedy, Romelu’s parents – Shion Drakes and Regine Phillip – and other relatives were planning a party to celebrate his third birthday. He was the couple s only child.
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